US Open Sunday live scoreboard SCORING
Adam Hadwin 72 73 74 +9 is T38, Taylor Pendrith 71 74 75 +10 is T40. I feel safe in saying no matter how well they have played on this tough Winged Foot GC that played to a par of 76 the last two days, they will not win this 120th US Open later today.
Having said that I can't say with the same certainty who will !
Young gun Matthew Wolff had his day on Saturday with a brilliant -5 65, and at -5 he leads by 2 and is one of only 3 players under par as the final round gets under way, Bryson DeChambeau 69 68 70 -3 and Louis Oosthuizen 67 74 68 -1 are the others.
Today's weather will be the same as Saturday, perhaps with a little more breeze, so expect the "Foot" to continue to play about 6 shots above par 70. That's where Patrick Reed ended up after rounds of 66 70 had him in the 36 hole lead at -4 until the golfing gods caught up with him, +7 77 and T11 at +3, now 8 shots behind.
I say odds are against Wolff posting another 65, but he does have 5 strokes to play with compared to the rest of the field apart from Louis and Bryson.
We've been reminded again this week that a lot can change on nearly every hole at Winged Foot. Not many are able to hit these fairways with any regularity, and then it all depends on the lie in the brutal, thick rough which plays like a one stroke penalty.
After you chop it out, you'd better hit a top class approach to these severally tilted, hard, slope ridden greens which are at the end of 500 yard par 4's protected by large bunkers, with very narrow run ups. If all that doesn't make picking a winner, the USGA have been in a very poor humour when selecting the pin placements thus far.
I can list reasons why any number of players could win, Rory had another good day with 68 and is at +1, as is Hideki Matsuyama and Xander Schauffele and Harris English.
Further back Justin Thomas hit a few shockers yesterday, but isn't likely to shoot 76 again, DJ looks to be stalled in 3rd gear but even so, 73 70 72 +5 hasn't seen his best yet this week, and on and on the list goes.
As American horse racing legendary announcer Dave Johnson says "and DOWN the stretch they come".
It may take a photo finish to decide the winner..
Bryan Angus
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